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For the companies which were not
selected for individual examination, we
used as the assessment rate the cash
deposit rate assigned to these exporters,
in accordance with our practice.9
Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’
practice will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced
by Devi or the Liberty Group for which
these companies did not know that the
merchandise was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.10
Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of these
final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
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The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rates for the reviewed
companies will be the rates shown
above, except if the rate is less than 0.50
percent (de minimis within the meaning
of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1)), the cash
deposit will be zero; (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not
listed above, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3)
if the exporter is not a firm covered in
this review, a previous review, or the
original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recent period
for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all-other manufacturers or
exporters will continue to be 10.17
percent, the all-others rate established
in the LTFV investigation.11 These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
9 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2016, 82 FR 43517
(September 18, 2017) and Certain Frozen
Warmwater Shrimp from India: Notice of Correction
to the Final Results of the 2015–2016 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 82 FR 43740
(September 19, 2017).
10 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
11 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
from India, 70 FR 5147, 5148 (February 1, 2005).
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shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–837]
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers of their
responsibility, under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), this notice also serves as
a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under the APO,
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h).
Dated: July 10, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the IDM
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Ministerial Errors for Devi
VI. Recommendation
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Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality
Steel Plate From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, in Part
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Hyundai
Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel), a producer/
exporter of certain cut-to-length carbonquality steel plate (CTL plate) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea), received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR), January 1, 2016,
through December 31, 2016, and that
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), a
producer/exporter of CTL plate did not.
We are also rescinding the review for 12
companies.
DATES: Applicable July 16, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Conniff at 202–482–1009 (for Hyundai
Steel), or Jolanta Lawska at 202–482–
8362 (for DSM), AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary
results of this administrative review of
CTL plate from Korea on March 12,
2018.1 We invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results. On
April 11, 2018, we received a timely
filed case brief from Nucor Corporation
(the petitioner), and on April 16, 2018,
Hyundai Steel submitted a timely filed
rebuttal brief. Based on an analysis of
the comments received, we made no
changes to the subsidy rates determined
for the respondents in the Preliminary
Results.2 The final subsidy rates are
listed in the ‘‘Final Results of
Administrative Review’’ section, below.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain hot-rolled carbon-quality steel:
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1 See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel
Plate from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; and Rescission of Review, in Part; Calendar
Year 2016; 83 FR 10661 (March 12, 2018)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 10662.
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(1) Universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding
150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm,
and of a nominal or actual thickness of
not less than 4 mm, which are cut-tolength (not in coils) and without
patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloyquality steel; and (2) flat-rolled
products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or
actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more and
of a width which exceeds 150 mm and
measures at least twice the thickness,
and which are cut-to-length (not in
coils).
The merchandise subject to the order
is currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,
7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000,
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000,
7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090,
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000,
7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise covered by the order is
dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties’
case briefs are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.3 The issues
are identified in the Appendix to this
notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
3 See Memorandum for the Record from James
Maeder, Senior Director performing the duties of
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations to Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance: ‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
Partial Rescission: Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality
Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated
concurrently with this determination and hereby
adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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directly on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from
the petitioner and Hyundai Steel, we
made no changes to the net subsidy
rates calculated for the mandatory
respondents. For a discussion of these
issues, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs
found countervailable, we find that
there is a subsidy, i.e., a governmentprovided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.4 For a
description of the methodology
underlying all of Commerce’s
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Rescission of the 2016 Administrative
Review, in Part
Commerce initiated a review of 14
companies in this administrative
review.5 The petitioner timely withdrew
its request for an administrative review
of Bookuk Steel, Daewoo International
Corp., Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.,
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.,
Hyuosung Corporation, Samsung C&T
Corporation, Samsung C&T Engineering
& Construction Group, Samsung C&T
Trading Investment Group, Samsung
Heavy Industries, SK Networks, Steel N
People Co Ltd., and Sung Jin Steel Co.,
Ltd.6 Therefore, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(d)(l), we are rescinding
this administrative review with respect
to these companies.
Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with section 777A(e)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we
determine the total estimated net
countervailable subsidy rates for the
period January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016 to be:
4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
5 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
17188, April 10, 2017.
6 See Letter from Petitioner, Certain Cut-ToLength Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from South
Korea: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review in Part,’’ dated July 10, 2017.
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Company
Subsidy rate
ad valorem
(percent)
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd ..
Hyundai Steel Co .................
* 0.21
0.54
* De minimis.
Assessment and Cash Deposit
Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to
issue appropriate instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after publication of the final results
of this review. For Hyundai Steel,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise
produced and/or exported by the
company, entered or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption from
January 1, 2016, through December 31,
2016, at the percent rate of the entered
value. Because we have calculated a de
minimis countervailable subsidy rate for
DSM in the final results of this review,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
countervailing duties in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212.
Commerce intends also to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the
amounts shown above, with the
exception of DSM, on shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits at the most-recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
These final results are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: July 10, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope of the Order
III. Period of Review
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Hyundai Steel and
Hyundai Green Power Are Cross-Owned
Affiliates
Comment 2: Whether the Government of
Korea Purchased Electricity From
Hyundai Green Power for More Than
Adequate Remuneration During the POR
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review and Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in
Part
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyundai
Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel), a producer/exporter of certain cut-to-length
carbon-quality steel plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review
(POR), January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, and that Dongkuk
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), a producer/exporter of CTL plate did not.
We are also rescinding the review for 12 companies.
DATES: Applicable July 16, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff at 202-482-1009 (for
Hyundai Steel), or Jolanta Lawska at 202-482-8362 (for DSM), AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary results of this administrative
review of CTL plate from Korea on March 12, 2018.\1\ We invited
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. On April 11,
2018, we received a timely filed case brief from Nucor Corporation (the
petitioner), and on April 16, 2018, Hyundai Steel submitted a timely
filed rebuttal brief. Based on an analysis of the comments received, we
made no changes to the subsidy rates determined for the respondents in
the Preliminary Results.\2\ The final subsidy rates are listed in the
``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section, below.
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\1\ See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from
the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; and Rescission of Review, in Part; Calendar
Year 2016; 83 FR 10661 (March 12, 2018) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 10662.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain hot-rolled carbon-
quality steel:
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(1) Universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four
faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not
exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual thickness of not less
than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils) and without patterns
in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flat-rolled
products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or
more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice
the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not in coils).
The merchandise subject to the order is currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000,
7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000,
7226.99.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise covered by
the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' case briefs are addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The issues are identified in
the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\3\ See Memorandum for the Record from James Maeder, Senior
Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance: ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review and Partial Rescission: Cut-to-Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently
with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from the petitioner and Hyundai
Steel, we made no changes to the net subsidy rates calculated for the
mandatory respondents. For a discussion of these issues, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\4\ For a description of the methodology underlying all of
Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Rescission of the 2016 Administrative Review, in Part
Commerce initiated a review of 14 companies in this administrative
review.\5\ The petitioner timely withdrew its request for an
administrative review of Bookuk Steel, Daewoo International Corp.,
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd., Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd., Hyuosung
Corporation, Samsung C&T Corporation, Samsung C&T Engineering &
Construction Group, Samsung C&T Trading Investment Group, Samsung Heavy
Industries, SK Networks, Steel N People Co Ltd., and Sung Jin Steel
Co., Ltd.\6\ Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), we are
rescinding this administrative review with respect to these companies.
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\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188, April 10, 2017.
\6\ See Letter from Petitioner, Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate from South Korea: Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review in Part,'' dated July 10, 2017.
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Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with section 777A(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total estimated net countervailable
subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016
to be:
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Subsidy rate
Company ad valorem
(percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd............................. * 0.21
Hyundai Steel Co........................................ 0.54
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* De minimis.
Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after publication of the final results of this review. For Hyundai
Steel, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise produced and/or exported by the company, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption from January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016, at the percent rate of the entered value. Because we
have calculated a de minimis countervailable subsidy rate for DSM in
the final results of this review, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to countervailing duties in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212.
Commerce intends also to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above, with the
exception of DSM, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the
most-recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: July 10, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope of the Order
III. Period of Review
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Hyundai Steel and Hyundai Green Power Are
Cross-Owned Affiliates
Comment 2: Whether the Government of Korea Purchased Electricity
From Hyundai Green Power for More Than Adequate Remuneration During
the POR
VII. Recommendation
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